Megan Robertson/ABC News Sept. 25, 2013— -- The most famous "blue man" -- known as "Papa Smurf" -- has died. Paul Karason was born a fair-skinned, freckled boy with reddish blond hair.

The man known as Papa Smurf due to his distinctive blue skin and white beard has died after a heart attack and stroke. Paul Karason, 62, passed away in a Washington hospital and had been suffering ...

It’s unclear who he’ll be playing in the live-action animated hybrid film, but he joins the starry (and sprawling) lineup of Rihanna as Smurfette, John Goodman as Papa Smurf, as well as James ...

“I tried to get the Papa Smurf part but it didn’t work out,” the pregnant singer joked at the convention for theater owners and studios. In addition to starring and producing, Rihanna is ...